The National tribune., 1887-05-05

Adjutant. Two weeks later the Sheriff of
County and a man who claimed Frank 80,
his slave entered the camp, armed with reyel-
vers and warrant. They haudcufed the
negro and started away with him. Two
rescuing parties were organized. one led by
Sergt 81 Renick, Of Co. F, and the other by a
big Irishman Of Co. @. They overlook the men
and made spirited attack on them with stones
and profanity. The upshOt of the matter was
that Frank returned to camp and the Adj utant
had the handouts removed. The regiment was
not again molested by such visitors.
A. Beach, Sergeant. Co. X, 9th Mich. Cav,
WOODBURY., Ore, thinks the Michigan soldiers
are not getting their share Of the glory that is
going around. He sees but little concerning
the troops from that State. He thinks Congress
is inclined to discriminate unjUsty against the
soldiers and in favor of the bondhoders.
Bernard Weidner Co. X, sd H.. Marine, H.,
says his regiment lost very heavily at the bat
tie of Shiloh. He rarely sees anything from
his comrades, and wishes some Of them would
write.
Reuben j. Page, Warsaw, Mo-, writing sar-
eastieally under the guise Of Confederate SOL
der, addresses to Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin, a
letter of warm thanks and commentator for
his utterances in Congress against Union sol
dieIs.
Geo Byerly, Sharpsville, Pa, sends copy of
the farewell order issued by the commanding
officer of the 57th Pa. to the officers and SOL
diers of the regiment Harrisburg, Pa, July 8,
1865.
Geo. III. Williams, Allegheny City, Pa. wants
to stir up some of the suTvi vors of the old 10Th
Ohio battery, Capt. J. G.. Shields. The battery
was raised in Cleveland in August, 1862, and
did continuous service to the close of the war.
N. w. Elmend0rf, Waymart, Pa, referring
to ba apfie1a in Tup NKrVny TprpfrNTt
which advocated the organization of the Sons
of Veterans as militia, says that if he had
dozen sons he would not allow them to become
members of such an organization. He gives as
his reason the shameful treatment Of the old
veterans by the Government. ItdOcs ny treat
them as it should, aud there is no reason to
believe it would do any better by their sons.
John Rutherford, 18th u s. G. T., Bradford,
Pa, thinks that his regiment did its share of
marching, having travelled on foot 2,3i0 miles.
The Shenandoah Valley.
n. V. Hutchinson, Co. X, 18th Mass, North
Abingdon, Mass, says he served in the Sixth
Corps under Franklin, Sedgwick and Wright.
He has been amused and panied by turns at
the controversy between the troops engaged in
the memorable campaign under Sheridan in
the Shenandoah Valley. Naturally his sympa-
thies are with the Sixth Corps, although he
willingly aeeords TO others the full measure of
credit TO which they are entitled. He quotes
from the official report of Gen. Dick Taylor
who commanded the Confederate army in
Louisiana in 1864, to show that the Thirteenth
and Nineteenth Corps suffered serious defeat
at Mansfield. He says the old Sixth Corps was
never routed in any battle in which it was en-
gagged.
William NJ. Whiteman, Co. A, 10th Ohio
Piqua, o., referring to the article of a comrade
| who said that at the battle of Cedar Creek an
| officer Of the Nineteenth Corps took the colOrs
of Sixth Corps regiment, carried them to the
! front and called on the regiment to follow, but
it refused to advance, says, in reply, that he
would like to have the number and State of
that regiment He does not believe there was
a Color-Bearer in the Sixth Corps who would
| give up his colors to any oue, nor a regiment
| that would refuse to go anywhere in support of
| its colors. He does not claim that the Sixth
Corps did it all at Cedar Creek, but the COM
rades Of the Eighth and Nineteenth should at
least be willing to give it the credit of being
/ there.
| w. Fl. Ambrose, Co E. I1th Pa, Pottsville,
| Pa, says that Comrade Max, 9TH Ind, in his
| sketch of the battle of Port Republic was wrong
| in saying that McDOwelPs troops came into
/ Front Royal on the cars. The writer belonged
to Ricketts, Division, of that corps. He says
| they did ride from Alexandria to Manassas.
but marched the rest of the way, and had q
/ tough time of it.
Milton Wells Colonel, 18th W. Va, Center
/ Rock, Wis, says his regiment was at the extreme
front when the fighting began at Cedar Creek,
and he gave the orders for the first shots fired.
After giving brief sketch of the engagement
as he saw it, in which more than so of his
| regiment fell, he says that the Sixth Corps did
nobly, but no better than the Eighth and Nine
/ teenth Corps.
| II. Deeds, Co. E. 23d Ohio. Lincoln Center,
| Kan. says that at Cedar Creek there were but
two Divisions of Crooks command, each COM
posed of three small brigades. The writer
gives sketch of the fighting. and thinks that
Capt. Lockhart was very unjust to all the troops
| who did not belong TO the Sixth Corps. He
says the Sixth did its share of the breaking,
and the Eighth Corps did its full share of the
! fighting.